Friday, January 29, 2010

Bring Out the Best in Yourself and Others...

Here are some thoughts on waysto bring out the best in yourselfand others...

Become an instrument of inspiration! Your words, actions, energy, even your smallest thoughts will either promote or prevent the growth of those around you. Choose to be the type of person who inspires others to become better and brighter!

Speak as if others already radiate their potential. Instead of saying, "You would look great in that outfit if you did a few more lunges," say, "You look smashing in that outfit." Instead of saying, "You would have nailed that presentation if you had talked slower," say, "You did an awesome job on that presentation."

Praise generously and sincerely. Find admirable qualities, talent, wisdom, dedication in everybody around you and verbally acknowledge these talents on a regular basis.

Always make eye contact when you speak. It is inspiring when a person looks you directly in the eyes.

Treat yourself lightly. We all have weak spots. That's okay, it's part of being human. And you must not beat yourself up simply for being human. Treat yourself with a loving heart, speak kindly and take care of you. You cannot inspire others to greatness if you aren't also inspiring yourself to the same.

Human relations guru Dale Carnegie wrote, 'Become genuinely interested in other people.' When we are genuinely interested in others, really curious about them, they feel respected and valued.

As we show our interest, people tend to become more interesting, more creative, and more capable.

The simplest way to bring out the best in people is to hold an attitude of positive expectations.

Instead of looking for what's missing, or what's wrong with a person, we can re-frame our expectations to look for what's positive. The management phrase, 'Catch employees doing something right' captures the sense of this attitude.

Service is a great way to build ourselves and others up! You gain a special love for those you serve! During His ministry on the earth, Jesus Christ spent His time serving and helping others. True disciples of Jesus Christ do likewise. The Savior said, "By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another" (John 13:35).

I feel strongly that it is so very important to bring out the best in ourselves and others! To help strengthen testimonies, be positive, uplifting, supportive, complimentary and most importantly l♥ve!

Thank you my sweet friends for bringing out the best in me! I am thankful you are a part of my life and I l♥ve you all lots! {HUGS}

17 comments:

Love that!! I have to admit when I read your title I said to myself, "Bring out the Best Foods, Bring Out the best" LOL!! In all seriousness though. Love this post, and love your BLOGS, and being your friend in the blogosphere.

What an awesome post!! It makes me think of a quote I heard the other day: that Service is the verb, or action word for LOVE. There are so many things we can do to bring out the best in everyone around us!

I think for the most part, I am very encouraging (especially in person) and I just sound really rough when I feel strongly about stupid stuff. I know that sounds bad but I don't have alot of sympathy for stupidity. I think that is when I won't say anything but if you could see the look on my face, my son tells me, I don't have much of a "poker face." I guess it shows. On the brighter side, my kids let me know their friends think I am the most giving person. That makes me proud that I can see more good than bad in people = )

Wow! Beautiful post. I believe in bringing out the best in others through words of inspiration as well. Words are powerful, as well as life changing. You just never know when people need to hear them. Its a reminder to us all to take time out and inspire, encourage and motivate others, as well as ourselves. Thanks so much for your inspiration as a child of God. Love your blogs girl!!!!

I loved your lovely post. What I see that I really need to do more of is see the talents and wonder in other people and remember to TELL them...how else to build a strong and confident heart and learn how to pass this "gift" on. I am humbled...I have been lost so many days and you have reminded me of so much I KNOW, but forget a lot! thanks so much!